Lapcevich places fourth in NASCAR north event

BOWMANVILLE, Ont. – Grimsby’s Jeff Lapcevich ran a respectable fourth on Saturday (June 16) in the Clarington 200 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race.

Lapcevich started in the No. 8 position but couldn’t overtake winner D.J. Kennington.

Kennington, who won his 12th career win in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race, was forced to start at the back of the pack, after making unapproved adjustments to his car after qualifying fifth for the race earlier in the day.

The driver from St. Thomas, Ont., charged ahead in his No. 17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors Dodge – moving into the top five by Lap 27. He took the lead a quarter of the way through the race and only relinquished it for a short time after a round of pit stops.